According to a preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration, a Tuesday plane crash at Sundance Airport was the result of striking a hay bale before crashing into a wooded area.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.All four aboard the aircraft died in the crash, and the airport is not commenting on the matter at this time.“We couldn't believe it. We knew what it was right away when we've seen those lights and sirens,” said Andrew Bragg, who lives near the airport.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppBragg said he was on his way home from the store when he saw the aftermath of the crash.“As we got closer, we could see a big thick column of black smoke that was coming up,” Bragg said.Records tied to the plane show it was a 1992 Beechcraft Bonanza, capable of carrying five people.KOCO 5 obtained a report from the FAA that indicated a pilot, and three other people were on board when the plane crashed at about 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday.The FAA said the plane was taking off when the left wing hit a hay bale and then crashed into the wooded area.What led to the crash could take a few months to determine.Looking into the plane’s history, it wasn’t reported to have any mechanical problems when it was last sold. Flight records indicate that the small plane was mostly used for short, leisurely flights around the area that were around 30 minutes each trip. It last completed a flight on Thursday.KOCO 5 is still working to learn who was on board the aircraft at the time of Tuesday’s flight.The investigation has been handed over to the National Transportation Safety Board which will look into the pilot, plane, and operating environment. This includes background checks on the pilot, reviewing witness video, and researching the weather, along with other contributing factors.“We just want to send out our condolences and my prayers to the families, and our prayers will be with you,” Bragg said.It could be up to 30 days before a report from the NTSB is released, but investigators were at the scene Wednesday afternoon. Top HeadlinesWoman finds historic baseball card collection in her old barn house2 Oklahoma women get dangerously sick at Cancun resort, with 1 still hospitalizedInvestigation into deadly plane crash near Sundance Airport ongoingTeacher discounts we found online while back-to-school window shopping2 killed in crash involving semitrailers on I-44 in Tulsa, officials say